Lady Lever Art Gallery
Lower Road
Port Sunlight Village
Wirral
Cheshire
CH62 5EQ
England
Website
National Museums Liverpool
Lady Lever Art Gallery
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/
General
ladylever@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Telephone
General information
0151 478 4136
Press
0151 478 4612
Education
0151 478 4178
Fax
General
0151 478 4140
Education
0151 478 4110
The jewel in the crown of the garden village of Port Sunlight, housing the magnificent personal collection of the first Lord Leverhulme.
Venue Type:
Gallery, Industrial heritage site
The gallery includes Pre-Raphaelites, paintings by Turner and Constable, 18th century furniture alongside ceramics, Wedgwood, sculpture, tapestries, Chinese art, Greek and Roman antiquities, Masonic and Napoleonic memorabilia.
Collection details
Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Weapons and War, World Cultures
Key artists and exhibits
- Joshua Reynolds; Thomas Gainsborough; George Romney; George Stubbs; Turner; Millais; Holman Hunt; Leighton; Rossetti; Burne-Jones; Alma-Tadema; Waterhouse; Sargent; Chippendale; Vosper's Salem
Crafts in action:Quiller's skills
Meet Josephine Jenkins of the Quilling Guild and find out more about this specialist craft.
Drop in, no booking required.
When
1-2pm
Admission
Free
Lady Lever Introductory Tour
11am-Midday, 1-2pm
Introduction to the gallery and its collections
Drop in, no booking required.
When
11am-2pm
Admission
Free
Lady Lever Introductory Tour
11am-Midday, 1-2pm
Introduction to the gallery and its collections
Drop in, no booking required.
When
11am-2pm
Admission
Free
Messy play for under-fives
Bring along the little ones for messy and creative play activities led by Wirral Children's Centres.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:30am
Admission
Free
Grave altar to Pedana: A Roman love story
The talk will look at the grave altar erected in Rome by Donatus to his wife, Pedana, between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The focus will be the altar’s poignant inscription, the story behind the image and its varied history before it joined Lord Leverhulme’s collection in 1905.
Drop in, no booking required.
When
2-3pm
Admission
Free
Pre-Raphaelite paintings
11am-Midday, 2-3pm
An introduction to our Pre-Raphaelite paintings
Drop in, no booking required.
When
11am-3pm
Admission
Free
Lady Lever Introductory Tour
11am-Midday, 1-2pm
Introduction to the gallery and its collections
Drop in, no booking required.
When
11am-2pm
Admission
Free
Lady Lever Introductory Tour
11am-Midday, 1-2pm
Introduction to the gallery and its collections
Drop in, no booking required.
When
11am-2pm
Admission
Free
Lady Lever Introductory Tour
11am-Midday, 1-2pm
Introduction to the gallery and its collections
Drop in, no booking required.
When
11am-2pm
Admission
Free
Highlights
11am-Midday, 2-3pm
Discover some of the Gallery highlights.
Drop in, no booking required
When
11am-3pm
Admission
Free
Lady Lever Introductory Tour
11am-Midday, 1-2pm
Introduction to the gallery and its collections
Drop in, no booking required.
When
11am-2pm
Admission
Free
Lady Lever Introductory Tour
11am-Midday, 1-2pm
Introduction to the gallery and its collections
Drop in, no booking required.
When
11am-2pm
Admission
Free
Port Sunlight Summer Festival
Join in the festival fun, and take part in free family arts and crafts.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Free
Messy play for under-fives
Bring along the little ones for messy and creative play activities led by Wirral Children's Centres.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:30am
Admission
Free
Lady Lever Introductory Tour
11am-Midday, 1-2pm
Introduction to the gallery and its collections
Drop in, no booking required.
When
11am-2pm
Admission
Free
Spellbound
Make a magical spell book to amaze your friends inspired by the exhibition.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Free
The Life of Lady Lever
Midday-1pm, 2-3pm
In partnership with Port Sunlight Museum, join Gavin Hunter, Leverhulme family historian and discover more about the life of Lady Lever.
To book telephone 0151 644 6466
When
12-3pm
Admission
Free
Imagined Village
Make a miniature house to take home.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Free
Lady Lever Introductory Tour
11am-Midday, 1-2pm
Introduction to the gallery and its collections
Drop in, no booking required.
When
11am-2pm
Admission
Free
Messy play for under-fives
Bring along the little ones for messy and creative play activities led by Wirral Children's Centres.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:30am
Admission
Free
Grave altar to Pedana: A Roman love story
The talk will look at the grave altar erected in Rome by Donatus to his wife, Pedana, between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The focus will be the altar’s poignant inscription, the story behind the image and its varied history before it joined Lord Leverhulme’s collection in 1905.
Drop in, no booking required.
When
2-3pm
Admission
Free
Dragons and knights in colour and light
Make a colourful stained glass style light catcher.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Free
Exhibition tour: Edward Burne-Jones
Introduction to the gallery and its collections.
Drop in, no booking required
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free
Exhibition tour: Edward Burne-Jones
Introduction to the gallery and its collections.
Drop in, no booking required
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free
Messy play for under-fives
Bring along the little ones for messy and creative play activities led by Wirral Children's Centres.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:30am
Admission
Free
Happy Heads
Create a face sculpture in air drying clay.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Free
Exhibition tour: Edward Burne-Jones
Introduction to the gallery and its collections.
Drop in, no booking required
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free
Funny Faces
Have fun finding out how to draw funny faces.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Free
Messy play for under-fives
Bring along the little ones for messy and creative play activities led by Wirral Children's Centres.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:30am
Admission
Free
Pre Raphaelite paintings
An introduction to our Pre-Raphaelite paintings
Drop in, no booking required.
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free
Exhibition tour: Edward Burne-Jones
Introduction to the gallery and its collections.
Drop in, no booking required
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free
Enchanted Kingdoms
Enjoy an afternoon in the gallery garden where there’ll be magical arts and crafts, painting, bubble blowing, and a trail for fairies and horses, plus much more.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Free
Exhibition tour: Edward Burne-Jones
Introduction to the gallery and its collections.
Drop in, no booking required
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free
Exhibition tour: Edward Burne-Jones
Introduction to the gallery and its collections.
Drop in, no booking required
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free
Messy play for under-fives
Bring along the little ones for messy and creative play activities led by Wirral Children's Centres.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:30am
Admission
Free
The secret garden
Create colourful flowers and garden creatures using collage materials.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Free
Exhibition tour: Edward Burne-Jones
Introduction to the gallery and its collections.
Drop in, no booking required
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Come down to the Lady Lever today with your favourite teddy bear and join the terrific Teddy Bear's picnic.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Free
Exhibition tour: Edward Burne-Jones
Introduction to the gallery and its collections.
Drop in, no booking required
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free
Super snakes
Make a spiralling snake to take home!
Drop in, no booking required
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Free
Chirpy Birds
Make a tweeting bird to keep!
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Free
Knights around the art table
Make a helmet and become a knight of the realm!
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Free
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